Arizona Mining Review and the AZGS 125th Anniversary

Arizona Mining Review kicks off on 23 January 2013 with news and update on the state of Arizona mining. Each month we’ll introduce a new topic and select a format – featured guest, panel discussion, Q&A session – to draw the most out of the topic.

20 February | Topics: Nyal Niemuth discussing gold mining in Arizona; Jon Spencer on mineral resources of the proposed Sonoran Desert Heritage area; and wrap-up of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society Show. Click to watch the video of the broadcast.

27 March | Topics: Lee Allison and Nyal Niemuth explore the newest developments and trends in Arizona mining; Dr. Kenneth P. Green, Senior Director, Energy and Natural Resources at the Fraser Institute, discusses the recent "Survey of Mining Companies" report and what it means for Arizona mining; VP Dan Johnson talks with Lee Allison about Curis's plans for in situ copper recovery on 160 acres of Arizona State Trust lands. Click to watch the video of the broadcast.

26 April | Topics: Lee Allison and Nyal Niemuth explore the newest developments and trends in Arizona mining; Dorothy Kosich, Deputy Editor/Americas Editor for MineWeb.com, discusses budgets and mining in the Western U.S.; Dr. Kent Hill, ASU's L. William Seidman Research Institute, discusses "The Economic Impact of the Mining Industry on the State of Arizona – 2011"; Geologist from the Utah Geological Survey describes the recent pit wall collapse at Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Mine. (Schedule dependent.)​ Watch live at 10 am, April 26: Click to watch the video of the broadcast.

31 May | Topics: Lee Allison and Nyal Niemuth explore the newest developments and trends in Arizona mining; POTASH in the Holbrook Basin: Lee Allison talks with Jerry Aiken (Passport Potash) and David Newlin (Business Manager and Watershed Projects Director at Little Colorado River Plateau RC&D); National Geothermal Data System: Lee Allison and guest discuss data available at NGDS and its potential for use in U.S. mineral exploration; Northern Vertex's Moss gold property in Western Arizona: Lee Allison talks with Joe Bardswich, Project Manager of the Moss gold site. Click to watch the video of the broadcast.

31 July | Topics: Lee Allison and Nyal Niemuth explore the newest developments and trends in Arizona mining; Fred Banfield, Chairman & Founder of Mintec, Inc. discusses providing mine modeling and design solutions to the world's mining community from Tucson, Arizona, for the past 40 years. Click to watch the video of the broadcast.

28 August | Topics: Lee Allison and Nyal Niemuth explore the newest developments and trends in Arizona mining; Bill Assenmacher and Rick Grinnell (both of S AZ Business Coalition) and Sydney Hay (AMIGOS) join Lee to talk about the Arizona Mining Alliance; Mark Cocker (US Geological Survey) discusses new developments in the global potash market and the impact on North American and Arizona potash mining companies. Click to watch the video of the broadcast.

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Arizona Geological Survey’s 125th Anniversary

In 2013, the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) celebrated its 125th Anniversary. We traced our roots to the Arizona Territorial Legislature appointment of Territorial Geologist John Blandy in 1888. From this auspicious start came the present-day Arizona Geological Survey (1988 to present) and its predecessor agencies: The University of Arizona Bureau of Mines (1893 - 1915), Arizona Bureau of Mines (1915 - 1977), and the Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology (1997 - 1988).

In our 125th anniversary year, we celebrated the efforts of hundreds of geologists and geoscientists and Arizona’s remarkable geology. All told, AZGS and its predecessor Earth science agencies have published more than 1,000 geologic products – maps, reports, geologic hazard assessments, and more. As a celebration of our 125th anniversary, we're hosting new products and establishing new communication pathways to serve Arizona.

Celebratory events

GeoSnaps – geologic snapshots capturing Arizona’s geologic setting and mining history with a picture of the day from 1 January through 31 December 2013.